After seeing off Ruan Jingliu, Xiqiu sat quietly alone in the room for a long time.
Chunliu and Bihuai were anxious but couldn't figure out what Xiqiu was thinking. Chunliu glanced at the cold dishes on the table and wanted to knock on the door nervously, but Bihuai whispered, "Let's wait a bit longer. Madam may be thinking about something now. Let's take the dishes away and heat them up."
"Alright!" Chunliu thought for a moment, then the two of them took the food box to the kitchen to have Nanny Cen reheat the dishes.
When they entered, Xiqiu's door was already open, but the room was empty.
Chunliu grabbed a young maid named Wenyu in the yard and asked, "Where did Madam go?"
Wenyu, who was seven or eight years old, was usually responsible for cleaning the yard. Seeing Chunliu ask, she pointed towards the study room and said, "Madam went to the study room alone."
Chunliu relaxed upon hearing this and went to the study room, leaving the food box behind.
